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Santa brought me an Apple Watch SE which was very kind. Enjoying it so far, but some frustrations which might just need options tweaking.
I like that it’s friends with my phone and does all the fitness and sleep tracking, but I want it to work better as a watch. I like the styling and I’ve found a face that I like.
Main things:
I’m finding that the notifications are a pain - I’m struggling to find a balance between ridiculously intrusive and completely off. I’m favouring the latter if I’m honest. I might switch messages back on if I’m out cycling in the future. Frustratingly I’m also concerned that if I switch the watch to night mode, it also does the same with the phone. Not so great if I’m on call…! I think by turning off most notifications on the watch only I’ve cracked this problem.
The other real annoyance is that the SE doesn’t have an always on screen. Something I wouldn’t have even thought about before spending time with the thing. I’m finding that turning my wrist isn’t always effective at displaying the time. Big fail from a watch point of view!
Going to see if I can get the HR monitoring working with the Wattbike app in the gym. I also need to understand the best way for it to work with Strava and my Garmin bike computer. Ideally I’d like it to give additive data on heart rate to Strava, but I think it’ll end up double logging if I record a workout on the watch and follow my Garmin route.
Anyway, lots to like, lots of figure out!
I like that it’s friends with my phone and does all the fitness and sleep tracking, but I want it to work better as a watch. I like the styling and I’ve found a face that I like.
Main things:
I’m finding that the notifications are a pain - I’m struggling to find a balance between ridiculously intrusive and completely off. I’m favouring the latter if I’m honest. I might switch messages back on if I’m out cycling in the future. Frustratingly I’m also concerned that if I switch the watch to night mode, it also does the same with the phone. Not so great if I’m on call…! I think by turning off most notifications on the watch only I’ve cracked this problem.
The other real annoyance is that the SE doesn’t have an always on screen. Something I wouldn’t have even thought about before spending time with the thing. I’m finding that turning my wrist isn’t always effective at displaying the time. Big fail from a watch point of view!
Going to see if I can get the HR monitoring working with the Wattbike app in the gym. I also need to understand the best way for it to work with Strava and my Garmin bike computer. Ideally I’d like it to give additive data on heart rate to Strava, but I think it’ll end up double logging if I record a workout on the watch and follow my Garmin route.
Anyway, lots to like, lots of figure out!
Got the ultra and the 2 and a bit day battery life is great…the fact I can charge it up when I’m getting ready for work is brilliant…allows you to keep track of sleep no bother
I just picked up a series 10 watch, having problem though and looking for some help.
My apple ID is a UK account, but I live in Cyprus. Bought the watch locally. When I try to access blood oxygen/ECG features I get an "app not available in your region" message. According to Apple's support page these features are available in the UK and Cyprus, so neither my account or physical location should be causing an issue.
Does anyone have any idea of how to resolve this?
I will attempt to set my apple ID to Cyprus so they match, but I can't switch until a subscription expires at the end of the month.
My apple ID is a UK account, but I live in Cyprus. Bought the watch locally. When I try to access blood oxygen/ECG features I get an "app not available in your region" message. According to Apple's support page these features are available in the UK and Cyprus, so neither my account or physical location should be causing an issue.
Does anyone have any idea of how to resolve this?
I will attempt to set my apple ID to Cyprus so they match, but I can't switch until a subscription expires at the end of the month.
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Hopefully September will bring ultra 3, my original is still going strong and performs perfectly fine but I am noticing the battery life a lot more now that I’m running more. I would change to a garmin or coros but I like it being part of the Apple ecosystem